Portable camcorder, that you can put in projector mode and project on the wall! 128 donated.
2 to each Elementary Campus
5 @ HS
3 @ MS
Main purpose, science – labs, field trips, How tech can be integrated. Videos will be POSTED to getting it right.
Regarding BYOD
Some schools already have students bringing items
Right now, only rrisdguest access, only have access to internet
Limited number of IPs for each campus wireless guest network.
Instead of using guest, student login accounts need to be added, so can authenticate.
See sheet Ed passed out
Some schools (MS/HS) coming up with an “AUP contract” for BYOD for parents and students to sign
- Social Committee
First ITS Newsletter out!
Still Collecting Dues
Answer the survey please J
- Good luck to our FLL teams that are competing! (Spicewood, Deerpark, Cactus Ranch, Callison, Purple Sage, Cedar Valley, Sommer, Forest Creek, Canyon Vista, Walsh)
- FLL Volunteers Needed - November 12 (Contact Vickie Tarver at WHS)
- FYI: Altiris Training - November 17, 1:00 - 3:00
Basic training for beginners
Sign up on Ecampus
Pick up Shoot n Share on this day with SD cards
- FYI: High School ITS meeting for EOC exams, November 17, 3:30 - 4:30
Also at Tech Center.
Discussing onlines test coming up. TestNav will be redeployed
MS testing Algebra and Geometry online
- FYI: Evaluations/Checkpoint visits (To be included in upcoming Principal Notes)
Won’t be a surprise- just a chance to sit down and talk
Will check if folders are created
Nothing Getcha about it
Want to know what you have learned since last year evaluation
What have you done. Be capturing it now.
30 minutes or so (Robert was with Linda 3 hours combining checkpoint with earobics, etc.).
Make evaluations in April faster, can touch base any changes since check point
See folders and evidence all year long,
- FYI: Campus/District Getting I.T. Right Showcases (To be included in upcoming Principal Notes)
PUSH this to Principals
Will be giving a presentation to Community Leaders in FEB.
- FYI: eCampus Project Share training online (To be included in upcoming Principal Notes)
- FYI: ActivInspire 1.6
It is ready to be deployed through Altirus. Thank you to Steve Burpee for working so hard to get this msi file ready for deployment.
Uninstalls previously installed ActivInspire and reinstalls it
Also installs on initial machines that do not have the previous versions.
Going to look at making this possible for Smart.
- FYI: SpEd approved software (Additional titles approved and under review. Also, Boardmaker has new licensing agreement: "For versions of SOFTWARE that only run when the CD is in the CD drive, SOFTWARE can be loaded on multiple computers, but only one installed copy of the SOFTWARE can be running at any one time. The LICENSE is associated with the CD."
- Just checking: How did push out of Logger Pro go?
- Just checking: Has anyone installed the music software for StemScopes?
- Discussion: Narrative Champion (Getting I.T. Right)
. . . . . . . easily found link to campus showcase
. . . . . . . links to campus from district
. . . . . . . link to district site from campus
. . . . . . . expectations for campus postings (how often, tech vs. instructional, student use vs. teacher use, TA TEKS vs. pet projects, 8th grade assessment, ARRC support, Parent Comments, etc.)
. . . . . . . "controversial" postings (example: Vocaroo, reading/not reading disclaimers/ agreements)
. . . . . . . use in trainings and working with teachers
. . . . . . . new district postings
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (on your own)
Heat Maps - Using data to support teachers with technology - Vickie to lead discussion
Google + - what is it how to use it
Approved software list - time to present new software to the TISs - and discuss how to get packages created
Management Issues - discuss budget, time, personalities, etc to get ideas and help from your fellow ITSs
2:00 - 3:30 - Breakout Sessions
Flex time - work on your Getting IT Right Blog, Evaluations, eCampus, websites, etc. Talking is optional as this is your time to catch up on times that you want to work on with colleagues support when needed.
Apping out your Webpage or Organizing your resources - What applications are out there to help make webpages more friendly or app like. ex. symbaloo or Live Binders
Q and A with a representatives from Dan and Jan's groups. Time to sit and ask questions about technical issues
Videos - Helping teachers choose the best options - Animoto, PhotoStory, MovieMaker. Common issues and solutions. Conversion issues and what to use.
BYOT - bring cool resources, apps and tips to practice what students would be able to do with a BYOT device.
Ideas for next meeting:
compile a list for agnostic interactive whiteboard
November 11 Agenda
Absent: Julie Haney, Jen Freeman, Henry Vazquez
8:00 - 8:30
- Snacks, visiting
- Welcome
8:30 - 12:00
- Email Taskforce demonstration and update (Greg and Ed)
- Google, all the great features
- Can tag people that send emails
- Can search attachments, date range, by person
- 11 different stars
- Lots of features
- Calendar is connected, but can control sharing
- See his resources for more information
- Appointment Slot feature
- Advantage, NO INSTALL!!!
- http://rrisd-edtech-email-taskforce.wikispaces.com/
- Ed and Jan. . . . . . .3M Shoot and Share
- Portable camcorder, that you can put in projector mode and project on the wall! 128 donated.
- 2 to each Elementary Campus
- 5 @ HS
- 3 @ MS
- Main purpose, science – labs, field trips, How tech can be integrated. Videos will be POSTED to getting it right.
- Regarding BYOD
- Some schools already have students bringing items
- Right now, only rrisdguest access, only have access to internet
- Limited number of IPs for each campus wireless guest network.
- Instead of using guest, student login accounts need to be added, so can authenticate.
- See sheet Ed passed out
- Some schools (MS/HS) coming up with an “AUP contract” for BYOD for parents and students to sign
- Social Committee- First ITS Newsletter out!
- Still Collecting Dues
- Answer the survey please J
- Good luck to our FLL teams that are competing! (Spicewood, Deerpark, Cactus Ranch, Callison, Purple Sage, Cedar Valley, Sommer, Forest Creek, Canyon Vista, Walsh)- FLL Volunteers Needed - November 12 (Contact Vickie Tarver at WHS)
- FYI: Altiris Training - November 17, 1:00 - 3:00
- Basic training for beginners
- Sign up on Ecampus
- Pick up Shoot n Share on this day with SD cards
- FYI: High School ITS meeting for EOC exams, November 17, 3:30 - 4:30- Also at Tech Center.
- Discussing onlines test coming up. TestNav will be redeployed
- MS testing Algebra and Geometry online
- FYI: Evaluations/Checkpoint visits (To be included in upcoming Principal Notes)- Won’t be a surprise- just a chance to sit down and talk
- Will check if folders are created
- Nothing Getcha about it
- Want to know what you have learned since last year evaluation
- What have you done. Be capturing it now.
- 30 minutes or so (Robert was with Linda 3 hours combining checkpoint with earobics, etc.).
- Make evaluations in April faster, can touch base any changes since check point
- See folders and evidence all year long,
- FYI: Campus/District Getting I.T. Right Showcases (To be included in upcoming Principal Notes)- PUSH this to Principals
- Will be giving a presentation to Community Leaders in FEB.
- FYI: eCampus Project Share training online (To be included in upcoming Principal Notes)- FYI: ActivInspire 1.6
- It is ready to be deployed through Altirus. Thank you to Steve Burpee for working so hard to get this msi file ready for deployment.
- Uninstalls previously installed ActivInspire and reinstalls it
- Also installs on initial machines that do not have the previous versions.
- Going to look at making this possible for Smart.
- FYI: SpEd approved software (Additional titles approved and under review. Also, Boardmaker has new licensing agreement: "For versions of SOFTWARE that only run when the CD is in the CD drive, SOFTWARE can be loaded on multiple computers, but only one installed copy of the SOFTWARE can be running at any one time. The LICENSE is associated with the CD."- Just checking: How did push out of Logger Pro go?
- Just checking: Has anyone installed the music software for StemScopes?
- Gammy songs are a link from website.
- Link to get the flash song files __http://roundrockisd.stemscopes.com/audio_elements/74__
- Just checking: Speakers in classrooms. Issues on your campuses?- Do most schools have a varying sound level? Nodding heads
- If you want Jan to come in with TechOps to look at a situation, let her know
- Some have been broken
- Some have been the install
- Want to address it
- Update: Campus PD Proposals and Sub Reimbursement for tech training- Please send in proposals. Check Grab Stuff
If you are in a school where the Principals don’t want teachers out of the classroom, but are doing afterschool only, Please let Robert Autrey know- Update: Raving Fans book study
- Table discussion and report out: Technology Experts in Schools: Teacher Leaders or Technicians? and DAC Min. Oct 11, 2011.doc
. . . . . . . What are our obstacles?
. . . . . . . How do we overcome these obstacles to reach this vision?
. . . . . . . Technology Experts in Schools and DAC Discussion link
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1866BhWclrH6NEG9qf2Tg9U5JqDM1NtKXkeFy9pGcqyo/edit?hl=en_US#
- Discussion: Narrative Champion (Getting I.T. Right). . . . . . . easily found link to campus showcase
. . . . . . . links to campus from district
. . . . . . . link to district site from campus
. . . . . . . expectations for campus postings (how often, tech vs. instructional, student use vs. teacher use, TA TEKS vs. pet projects, 8th grade assessment, ARRC support, Parent Comments, etc.)
. . . . . . . "controversial" postings (example: Vocaroo, reading/not reading disclaimers/ agreements)
. . . . . . . use in trainings and working with teachers
. . . . . . . new district postings
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (on your own)
Afternoon Session
1:30 - 2pm - Table Talk Sessions: 1:30 - 2pm
- The Needs of Adult Learners - Debby and Angie leading
- New and/or Cool Websites you want to share
- http://www.pdftoword.com/ - converts pdf to word docs.
- http://www.markbrumley.com/ - resources
- http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/mathematics/ebook_assets/vmf/VMF-Interface.html
- http://pixlr.com/
- http://livebinders.com/
- http://typingclub.com/- a free - no-ads typing website
- http://www.wallwisher.com/
- http://www.freemake.com/
- Heat Maps - Using data to support teachers with technology - Vickie to lead discussion
- Google + - what is it how to use it
- Approved software list - time to present new software to the TISs - and discuss how to get packages created
- Management Issues - discuss budget, time, personalities, etc to get ideas and help from your fellow ITSs
2:00 - 3:30 - Breakout Sessionshttp://digitalgoonies.com/ - collection of cool web sites
http://www.random.org/- random numbers
http://www.komando.com/ - resources
http://fotoflexer.com/ - image editr
http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/- old magazine articles
http://www.triptico.co.uk/- resources for interactive boards
Ideas for next meeting: